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is | is a special denominatinon I give to [[septischismic]] (also [[User:Eufalesio/Important Tables#Temperament properties of Ultimate edos (I care about)|here (data dump)]]). The real name is ''septischismic, 12e Ultimate'', ; but we will simply call it '''Ultimate''' here. | ||
Special thanks for [[Kite Giedraitis]] for feedback and edits, for [[Godtone]] (osmium) for teaching me [[S-expression|S-expressions]], and for [[Flora Canou]] for helping me document and put the temperaments up to standards. | Special thanks for [[Kite Giedraitis]] for feedback and edits, for [[Godtone]] (osmium) for teaching me [[S-expression|S-expressions]], and for [[Flora Canou]] for helping me document and put the temperaments up to standards. | ||
== Quick definition == | == Quick definition == | ||
Ultimate can be easily defined in the 13-limit as nullifying the [[2080/2079|sinaisma]], [[minisma]], and [[eufalesma]]. This indirectly means that the [[Symbiotic comma|salozo | Ultimate can be easily defined in the 13-limit as nullifying the [[2080/2079|sinaisma]], [[minisma]], and [[eufalesma]]. This indirectly means that the [[Symbiotic comma|salozo]], [[Wilschisma|sathoyo]], [[Olympia|salururu]], [[Garischisma|sasaru]], [[Argyria|lolotrizo]] commas, among an infinitude more, are all nullified too. In the 19-limit, it also tempers out the [[1225/1224|subizoyoma]] and [[1216/1215|sanoguma]]. | ||
Ultimate has the following notable equations: | Ultimate has the following notable equations: | ||
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et cetera... Ultimate is much, much better only in the [[2.3.5.7.11.13.19 subgroup|yathalazana]], but it still manages to make a decent, albeit complex mapping. | et cetera... Ultimate is much, much better only in the [[2.3.5.7.11.13.19 subgroup|yathalazana]], but it still manages to make a decent, albeit complex mapping. | ||
The [[pergen]] is (P8, P5, ^1), where ^1 is the "minicomma" ( | The [[pergen]] is (P8, P5, ^1), where ^1 is the "minicomma" (hereafter noted as MC); a ~4{{C}} interval that represents 385/384, 352/351, 5120/5103, 513/512, the layoma, etc. 4:5:6:7:9:11:13:15:17:19 octave reduced is notated as: | ||
P1 – ^'''↓'''M3 – P5 – '''↓'''m7 – M2 – ⇈4 – v⇈m6 – ^'''↓'''M7 – ^^⇊⇊M2 – ^m3 | P1 – ^'''↓'''M3 – P5 – '''↓'''m7 – M2 – ⇈4 – v⇈m6 – ^'''↓'''M7 – ^^⇊⇊M2 – ^m3 | ||
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The chain of fifths is a very important framework historically. It's been in Western music THE way to think about everything all the way from plainchant to Renaissance meantone temperaments to the modern day – where the 12-pitch-class circle of fifths is taught; 12edo remains a massively over-represented tuning. It has a bit of a bad reputation in the xen circles, but the more I researched, the more I realized it is a '''paragon''', and that its position nowadays is very much well earned. | The chain of fifths is a very important framework historically. It's been in Western music THE way to think about everything all the way from plainchant to Renaissance meantone temperaments to the modern day – where the 12-pitch-class circle of fifths is taught; 12edo remains a massively over-represented tuning. It has a bit of a bad reputation in the xen circles, but the more I researched, the more I realized it is a '''paragon''', and that its position nowadays is very much well earned. | ||
My main aim is to expand tonality with JI, and there is no better way to do so than to also extend the fundamental tuning framework to its logical conclusion. Among all paths I've considered [[User:Eufalesio/12edo detemperament sequences|(here)]], this, is what I consider to be the best. Behold, ''the'' '' | My main aim is to expand tonality with JI, and there is no better way to do so than to also extend the fundamental tuning framework to its logical conclusion. Among all paths I've considered [[User:Eufalesio/12edo detemperament sequences|(here)]], this, is what I consider to be the best for me. Behold, ''the'' ''12e'' ''detemperament'' ''sequence''. | ||
* '''12edo''' introduces the [[compton]] framework, which closes the chain of fifths with 12 flat, but proportionally very good fifths. Compton ''sensu stricto'' uses an independent generator to each all the different primes, and is generally a very good temperament. However, if the fifths are tuned sharper to become closer to just, the chain goes on for longer... | * '''12edo''' introduces the [[compton]] framework, which closes the chain of fifths with 12 flat, but proportionally very good fifths. Compton ''sensu stricto'' uses an independent generator to each all the different primes, and is generally a very good temperament. However, if the fifths are tuned sharper to become closer to just, the chain goes on for longer... | ||
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* '''Ultimate''' is not just an extension of the concept, but what I believe to be the '''end''' of that extension. Ultimate adds an independent "minicomma" generator to reach p5 and p13, which acts as 385/384, ~352/351, ~5120/5103, layoma, ... etc, being around 4.4c. It doesn't begin to be fully useful up until 217edo, but 270edo and 311edo are arguably the best tunings. | * '''Ultimate''' is not just an extension of the concept, but what I believe to be the '''end''' of that extension. Ultimate adds an independent "minicomma" generator to reach p5 and p13, which acts as 385/384, ~352/351, ~5120/5103, layoma, ... etc, being around 4.4c. It doesn't begin to be fully useful up until 217edo, but 270edo and 311edo are arguably the best tunings. | ||
* 217edo is | * 217edo is good, but not the best, which would make it a waste of time if it weren't a multiple of 31edo. [[176edo]] also supports it earlier at full structure, but it blows as an equal tuning because the MC is too wide. | ||
'''The key reasons''' | '''The key reasons''' for which to settle with Ultimate and its temperaments: | ||
* 270edo and 311edo are inside the supported equal tunings. | * 270edo and 311edo are inside the supported equal tunings, two widely known incredibly good edos. | ||
* | * It is a temperament of [[olympic]], an extremely good 13-limit temperament. | ||
* | * It provides one of the easiest, if not the easiest way to achieve near-perfect JI with a '''whole''' 5-limit basis. That is to say, no prime is split in equal parts. Primes beyond 5 are reached with a linear combination of 2, 3, 5. | ||
* It has the chain of fifths as a primordial spine, with minimal alterations of the third generator to reach the rest of primes. | |||
* It is extremely easy to notate. | |||
Beyond that, I see no reason to use edos. The sequence still continues beyond Ultimate, which I dub the [[User:Eufalesio/Ultimate#Beyond Ultimate - the ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence|ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence]]. | Beyond that, I see no reason to use edos. The sequence still continues beyond Ultimate, which I dub the [[User:Eufalesio/Ultimate#Beyond Ultimate - the ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence|ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence]]. | ||
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The most error you'll get with this system resides in the chain of fifths (~+0.25c), having all other primes accurate to hundreds of a cent. This is in a sense is reminiscent of [[septimal meantone]], which can tune p5 and p7 near-pure by adding error to the fifth chain. | The most error you'll get with this system resides in the chain of fifths (~+0.25c), having all other primes accurate to hundreds of a cent. This is in a sense is reminiscent of [[septimal meantone]], which can tune p5 and p7 near-pure by adding error to the fifth chain. | ||
== The special place of 41edo, 94edo and 270edo == | == The special place of 41edo, 53edo, 94edo and 270edo == | ||
41edo is the coarsest cassandra edo, with a high ratio of accuracy to simplicity, and being the first ever edo to be distinctly consistent in the 9-odd-limit, making the most out of the next convergent chain of fifths. 94edo is arguably the best cassandra edo, making the most out of the chain of fifths; while more complex it can be extended to the 23-odd-limit; which could be useful to some. Not me. | 41edo is the coarsest cassandra edo, with a high ratio of accuracy to simplicity, and being the first ever edo to be distinctly consistent in the 9-odd-limit, making the most out of the next convergent chain of fifths, and supplying | ||
53edo is the second coarsest, being better at some things 41edo is worse, and viceversa. It notably is extremely good in the yatha, with a fairly decent yazatha. It is also one of the best schismic temperaments, with nothing better than it except for 118edo and 171edo. Anything that doesn't use too many 11's and doesn't make much emphasis on 7's, can easily be done with 53edo. | |||
94edo is arguably the best cassandra edo, making the most out of the chain of fifths; while more complex it can be extended to the 23-odd-limit; which could be useful to some. Not me. When the whole 13-limit or 19-limit is desired, better to use 94edo to have everything decently well tuned. | |||
270edo is well known for its unbeatable 13-limit, for which, arguably, no other edo finer or coarser comes even close to its ratio of accuracy to "simplicity". It also technically has some useful interpretations for up to the [[53-limit]] which could be even more useful than that of 311edo, as seen by people like [[Godtone]]. | 270edo is well known for its unbeatable 13-limit, for which, arguably, no other edo finer or coarser comes even close to its ratio of accuracy to "simplicity". It also technically has some useful interpretations for up to the [[53-limit]] which could be even more useful than that of 311edo, as seen by people like [[Godtone]]. | ||
41edo is particularly interesting because joining it with 270edo results in [[newt]], an extremely accurate rank 2 microtemperament of Ultimate that is practically indistinguishable from it. Instead of halving the poma, it halves the fifth, finding the MC "generator" at -41 generators, which firmly places this as a 41edo [[well temperament]]. | 41edo is particularly interesting because joining it with 270edo results in [[newt]], an extremely accurate rank 2 microtemperament of Ultimate that is practically indistinguishable from it. Instead of halving the poma, it halves the fifth, finding the MC "generator" at -41 generators, which firmly places this (including Ultimate) as a 41edo [[well temperament]]. | ||
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== Beyond Ultimate - the ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence == | == Beyond Ultimate - the ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence == | ||
There's a reason why I deem Ultimate ultimate. You're supposed to end there and go no further, because Ultimate is right at the limit of practicality. If you're stubborn enough to ignore my warnings and venture into the land of | There's a reason why I deem Ultimate ultimate. You're supposed to end there and go no further, because Ultimate is right at the limit of practicality. If you're stubborn enough to ignore my warnings and venture into the land of insanity... I still know how you can continue the into the ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence and add extra pairs of accidentals that are fully retrocompatible with Ultimate. | ||
=== Olympic - Metaolympic === | === Olympic - Metaolympic === | ||
[[Olympic|This]]. The best course of action for detempering Ultimate is to observe the sasaruma, resulting in rank-4 olympic, which is just {S64, S65}. Notationwise, this results in spliting the saruyoma in halves. Unlike in JI, where the layoma is around half the sasaruma, here the layoma is ~1.6x LARGER, not smaller. A heavily inflated [[10241/10240|tina (~10241/10240)]] is one of these sasaruma halves; it and distinct layomas are required to reach primes 17 and 19. | [[Olympic|This]]. The best course of action for detempering Ultimate is to observe the sasaruma, resulting in rank-4 olympic, which is just {S64, S65}. Notationwise, this results in spliting the saruyoma in halves with no meaningful notation changes. Unlike in JI, where the layoma is around half the sasaruma, here the layoma is ~1.6x LARGER, not smaller. A heavily inflated [[10241/10240|tina (~10241/10240)]] is one of these sasaruma halves; it and distinct layomas are required to reach primes 17 and 19. | ||
Olympic decouples 64/63 from the chain of fifths; 64/63 is now its own thing, and the poma is \|↑. (\| is a sasaruma down) | Olympic decouples 64/63 from the chain of fifths; 64/63 is now its own thing, and the poma is \|↑. (\| is a sasaruma down) | ||
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=== Insanismic - Insatinismic === | === Insanismic - Insatinismic === | ||
Olympic STILL not enough? Split your losses and use [[5767168/5767125| | Olympic STILL not enough? Split your losses and use [[5767168/5767125#Insanismic|Insanismic]]. Now you observe the olympia and get a schismina accidental. | ||
An olympia is 3 of these schisminas. Write this as dots above or below the accidentals but this is possibly getting a tad crowded. | An olympia is 3 of these schisminas. Write this as dots above or below the accidentals but this is possibly getting a tad crowded. | ||
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With an average tuning error of -0.000234c, let's be frank, this is JI. Approachable, thanks to it being the end of the ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence and thus retrocompatible; obsessive, but approachable nontheless. You are quite frankly, batshit insane if you require this precision, but I still give you the tools to express that insanity. It looks funny. | With an average tuning error of -0.000234c, let's be frank, this is JI. Approachable, thanks to it being the end of the ULTRAOLYMPIC sequence and thus retrocompatible; obsessive, but approachable nontheless. You are quite frankly, batshit insane if you require this precision, but I still give you the tools to express that insanity. It looks funny. | ||
Wouldn't I be also batshit insane by having researched it? No. | Wouldn't I be also batshit insane by having researched it? No. Knowing about it is important; how much '''JI'''uice I can squeeze out of 12edo... taking it to insanity? Well, '''here''' is the answer! | ||
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Look how goddamn accurate this temp is! Look, I even made a technical temp data section! [expandable] Many thanks to Flora Canou for help with all the temp stuff... she's the real heroine here behind the numbers. | Look how goddamn accurate this temp is! Look, I even made a technical temp data section! [expandable] Many thanks to Flora Canou for help with all the temp stuff... she's the real heroine here behind the numbers. | ||
=== Insanismic AKA Batshit (temperament) === | === Insanismic AKA Batshit (the temperament) === | ||
I'm aware temps can't have NSFW names. "Insanismic" is the SFW, clean term. The one for the front page. The ''correct'' mask. | I'm aware temps can't have NSFW names. "Insanismic" is the SFW, clean term. The one for the front page. The ''correct'' mask. | ||
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== Nomenclature and notation == | == Nomenclature and notation == | ||
This notation can be easily spoken as well as written, adapting Kite's color notation and ups and downs into a nice collage. At least, the part of Ultimate. For the things beyond Ultimate I <s>stole</s> borrowed some Sagittal nomenclature of the Magrathean symbol set that had the same comma functions. Behold! | This notation can be easily spoken as well as written, adapting Kite's color notation and ups and downs into a nice collage. At least, the part of Ultimate. For the things beyond Ultimate I <s>stole</s> borrowed some Sagittal nomenclature of the Magrathean symbol set that had the same comma functions. Behold! | ||
[[File:ULTRAOLYMPIANsymbolset.jpg|center|thumb|960x960px|The name of this notation is henceforth the ULTRAOLYMPIC notation, and the main 4 systems. Metaolympic would go in the middle of Ultimate and Batshit, with tinas but without mina accidentals. Not included since it ''kinda'' breaks the sequence.]] | [[File:ULTRAOLYMPIANsymbolset.jpg|center|thumb|960x960px|The name of this notation is henceforth the ULTRAOLYMPIC notation, and the main 4 systems. ALL CAPS, and pronounced loudly. Metaolympic would go in the middle of Ultimate and Batshit, with tinas but without mina accidentals. Not included since it ''kinda'' breaks the sequence.]] | ||
=== Easy tables === | === Easy tables === | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Not strictly necessary, but it does simplify notation immensely. The saquaruma equals the mercator comma in Ultimate (also being tempered out in 53edo), but not beyond it. It is useful for ultra-long chains of fifths and notating p17, which requires at least four rumas. It follows the following equation: ⇈⇈P1 = Lm2, ⇈⇈m2 = L'''↓'''M2; 17/16 is then ^^L↑m2 in Ultimate; or 𐕣|\^L↑̱m2 in Batshittin. | <nowiki>*</nowiki>Not strictly necessary, but it does simplify notation immensely. The saquaruma equals the mercator comma in Ultimate (also being tempered out in 53edo), but not beyond it. It is useful for ultra-long chains of fifths and notating p17, which requires at least four rumas. It follows the following equation: ⇈⇈P1 = Lm2, ⇈⇈m2 = L'''↓'''M2; 17/16 is then ^^L↑m2 in Ultimate; or 𐕣|\^L↑̱m2 in Batshittin. | ||
It is also unnecessary in 12edo and 41edo, since it equals a flat and a poma up respectively in those systems, and it is a way to skip the bad 19-limit mappings of 12eg and 41g. | |||
<big>Of course, you can use whatever phonetic coding you want, as long as it's not ''too bespoke''. IFYKYK.</big> | <big>Of course, you can use whatever phonetic coding you want, as long as it's not ''too bespoke''. IFYKYK.</big> | ||